Appendix C

Error Messages

Start-up Error Messages

The BIOS looks for any initialization message posted by the firmware during the start-up sequence. If a message is found, one of the following errors displays on-screen and the installation process aborts.

DAC960Pn fatal error--memory test failed

DAC960Pn fatal error--command interface test failed DAC960Pn hardware error--run diagnostics to pinpoint error DAC960Pn firmware checksum error--reload firmware

Drive Check Error Messages

If the firmware finds a valid controller configuration, but it doesn't match the SCSI drives currently installed, one or more of the following messages display:

Unidentified device found at channel x....

Device identified for chn x, tgt y found at chn x', tgt y' SCSI device at chn x, tgt y not responding

If any of the above messages are displayed, the firmware will not proceed any further in the initialization process, except to find other mismatches. Then, the BIOS prints out the following:

DAC960Pn Configuration Checksum error--run configuration utility

If the firmware detects that during the last power cycle the system was turned off abruptly leaving some incomplete write operations, the following message appears:

Recovery from mirror race in progress

The following messages may also appear:

Adapter cannot recover from mirror race!

Some system drives are inconsistent!

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